Aung San Suu Kyi waves to supporters as she arrives at an inauguration ceremony in Rangoon, on May 1, 2012. Last month, the one-time prisoner was elected to public office in a by-election hailed as a landmark for the Southeast Asian nation.

The democracy icon and her colleagues from the opposition National League for Democracy, or NLD, on Wednesday ended their boycott over a controversial clause in the country’s oath of office and took their seats in parliament. “We are not giving up, we are just yielding to the aspirations of the people,” said Suu Kyi.